A lawsuit brought by East Longmeadow, Mass.-based Biolitec Inc. against Queensbury-based medical instruments maker AngioDynamics Inc., which seeks reimbursement of $1.6 million in legal expenses, has been transferred to U.S. District Court in Albany. The expenses had been incurred in a joint defense of a patent-infringement suit filed in 2004 by a third company, Diomed Holdings, against AngioDynamics. Diomed claimed […]
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The new 9,000-square-foot office would be in STEP’s new building and would open Dec. 1. It would initially employ about a dozen people. By next year, employment would increase to 40. At a press conference today, AMD also announced that it plans to give the towns of Malta and Stillwater a total of $5 million […]
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The shuttered Van Dyck Restaurant and Brewery — a landmark in Schenectady’s Stockade neighborhood — was purchased at auction this morning by a family that already runs several city restaurants. Jack McDonald and Dennis McDonald, brothers and prinicipal owners of Pinhead Susan’s, the Park Inn and the Stockade Inn, bought the restaurant building and its […]
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Superior Business Products Inc. Jaime Wasniewski of Colonie joined the Schenectady office products company as a furniture consultant. HEALTHCARE Albany Medical Center Dr. Damian Compa joined the department of pulmonary and critical care medicine at the hospital and was named assistant professor of medicine at Albany Medical College. He served as a chief fellow at […]
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Michaels, the arts and crafts retailer, has a new store in Latham. The company says the store, which opened Sunday in the Latham Farms shopping center, is different from its others, with wider aisles and a more modern design. It also has “inspiration kiosks” where customers can lay out design ideas before making a purchase. […]
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Railex USA, which ships fresh produce and other perishables nonstop on dedicated trains from the West Coast to Rotterdam, said today its first train from its new California warehouse arrived this morning at 6 a.m. The train, carrying carrots, celery, broccoli, and some citrus, including grapefruit, left from Railex’s warehouse in Kern County last Friday. Railex has been […]
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The infant food manufacturer, which is building a new manufacturing plant in the Town of Florida Business Park in Montgomery County, said today it will be conducting interviews at the Saratoga Job Fair on Wednesday. The job fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Saratoga City Center, 522 Broadway, in […]
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Considering the downturn on Wall Street and the budget deficits projected by Gov. David Paterson, is the state’s $1.2 billion investment in the Malta chip-fab plant a wise move? Does AMD’s corporate split and the involvement of the Abu Dhabi government change your view of the decision? Should the state transfer the incentives to the […]
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